Originally posted by LoneStarBuckeye
Yes, poor people, and particularly minorities, tend to vote Democratic. Obviously, this is a generalization, but I think it fairly states the trends of the last 40 years.
Poor people and minorities in urban areas vote democratic.
In Missouri, all the democrats live in counties surrounding Kansas City and St. Louis. If you look at statistics for the state, the rural “poor” communities tend to vote republican.
So… poor, living in cities = looking for hand outs from democrats, poor, living in rural communities = not looking for handouts and vote republican.
Actually if you look at the country county vote between Bush and Gore the republicans appear to live in the rural counties. If you want to tell me that they are the rich, then try driving through Shannon county Missouri where the work consists of a saw mill, Wal-Mart, and a hat factory.
As to whether he will win or not, judging on the alternatives I’ll probably vote for him again. But it’s too soon to tell.